| Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, | | | | jewelry. |
| you can become a target for crime. Unfortunately | | | | 5. Never invite strangers to your room. Always |
| criminals prey on travelers who stay in hotels | | | | verify the identity of Hotel employees before |
| because they expect them to be vulnerable while | | | | allowing them to accompany you to your room. |
| away from their common surroundings. Thieves are | | | | 6. Always check, prior to your arrival, if your room is |
| especially focused on hotels guests because of | | | | equipped with a safe to store your valuables. If a |
| an increased chance for a person to be carrying | | | | safe is not available then bring a diversion safe that |
| large sums of cash and valuable personal | | | | appears to be a common product and easily |
| belongings. There are certain precautions that should | | | | conceals your valuables. |
| always be taken to insure the safety of yourself, | | | | 7. Be sure to check the security of all windows, |
| your family and your property while staying in a hotel. | | | | sliding glass doors and connecting room doors. If |
| When planning a trip, the following safety tips should | | | | any lock is inoperative then immediately report it to |
| be reviewed and followed during your hotel stay. | | | | Hotel staff. |
| 1. Do not answer the door in your hotel room | | | | 8. If you see any suspicious activity inside or outside |
| without verifying the identity of the person knocking. | | | | of the Hotel, that may put your safety at risk, then |
| If a person claims to be an employee, simply call the | | | | always report it to hotel security or management. |
| front desk to ask if the person is supposed to have | | | | 9. Do not needlessly display your room key in public |
| access to your room and for what reason. | | | | or carelessly leave them on restaurant tables, at the |
| 2. When returning to the hotel late in the evening, | | | | hotel pool or anywhere they can be easily stolen. It is |
| use the main hotel entrance. Be observant and look | | | | also a good idea to always separate your guest |
| around for suspicious persons before entering parking | | | | room key from any material that displays the room |
| lots. Carry a personal alarm that can activate a loud | | | | number. |
| noise when you are threatened or in danger. | | | | 10. Always be mindful of who is nearby or |
| 3. Close the door securely whenever you are in the | | | | watching before opening your hotel door. |
| room and use all of the locking devices available. Pack | | | | Although there are many other tips than can be |
| a portable alarm that can be hung over the door | | | | followed, by practicing these 10 simple steps you |
| knob or a door stop alarm to alert you of an intruder. | | | | can travel with a better piece of mind and |
| 4. Be cautious not to draw attention to yourself by | | | | know that you are always a step ahead of the |
| displaying large amounts of cash or expensive | | | | criminals that target travelers! |